By plane
From Kassel Airport take bus 100 to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe station via the city centre every hour on weekdays or every two hours on weekends (40 minutes, €3.80); a taxi costs €30. From Frankfurt airport there are trains to Kassel, taking 1,5 hours. From Hanover airport, S-Bahn trains connect at Hanover Hauptbahnhof to up to three Kassel-bound trains per hour, taking 1,5 hours total. Paderborn-Lippstadt airport has shuttle buses to Paderborn station from where there are trains to Kassel, taking 1,5 hours.

By train
Fast ICE trains stop at Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel's most important station, 3,5km west of the city centre. The station has luggage lockers, restaurants and a newsagent; the adjacent shopping centre has a supermarket and some good restaurants. To get to the city centre, hop on trams N°1 or 3 from platform 3. Tickets are available from machines on the platform and on the tram. A taxi ride to the city centre costs about €7. Regional trains terminate at the somewhat desolate Kassel Hauptbahnhof station which has luggage lockers and a handful of shops. Walk 500 metres straight out of the building and you're in the city centre. Regional trains and trams regularly connect Hauptbahnhof with Wilhelmshöhe station in 6 minutes.

By bus
Most intercity and international buses drop passengers off at Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe station.